Episode 128: Catch Hawaii's decarbonization wave, Hilton thinks local
On this episode, we recap the scene from VERGE Hawaii with perspectives from Governor David Ige, Honolulu's chief resilience and sustainability officer Joshua Stanbro, and Hilton's senior director of corporate responsibility Daniella Foster.
Week in Review
Tune in around 12:05 for a roundup of news from VERGE Hawaii, and thoughts from Gov. David Ige.
Hawaii’s governor: Governments should be agile to tech disruptions
- Why Hawaii’s carbon neutrality pledge matters
Featured Stories
True grit: the relevance of resilience (25:15)
A conversation with Honolulu's sustainability chief Joshua Stanbro about how sustainability planning helps his city and county prepare to counteract long-term stresses and become less vulnerable. "This is about community."
Perspectives on cleaning up transportation (31:37)
We check in with Senior Writer Katie Fehrenbacher on the practical implications of Hawaii's vow to clean up its ground transit networks and fleets by 2035. Plus, we hear from former Department of Energy staffer and Clean Energy Works founder Holmes Hummel, who is pioneering new financing models for electric buses, and Amanda Eaken, director of transportation & climate for the Natural Resources Defense Council, who is studying the influence of congestion pricing schemes.
Advancing the cause of sustainable tourism (42:28)
Tourism is Hawaii's biggest industry, so it's only natural that seeking to minimize its ecological and socio-cultural impacts — while growing the economic potential — would be a major concern of hospitality and transportation companies. We share high-level perspectives on this week's invite-only Sustainable Tourism Summit, where attendees were tasked with identifying metrics and collaboration opportunities that could accelerate progress. Plus, Hilton's corporate responsibility director, Daniella Foster, talks about the hospitality giant's growing focus on purchasing more from local businesses.
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